Consider the perfectly competitive spice market. At the equilibrium price, the elasticity of market supply is 1.34 and the elasticity of demand is 0.44. Spice is a normal good.  An increase in incomes cause the market PRICE of spices to rise by 2%. What is the percentage change in market QUANTITY?

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